Social Worker

Syria

Humanitarian/Disasters

Finished or Exempted (For male)

Under the overall supervision and support of the Senior Project Officer or Center Coordinator, the social worker will perform the following tasks in the framework of COOPI’s activities in the targeted areas:
• Carry out field visits to targeted communities/sites and conduct rapid surveys and sensitization meetings with community, including surveying adolescents/youths and local community leaders to better understand the specific challenges within these communities;
• Identify and assess the needs of PoCs, IDPs and Returnees in regards to protection activities.
• Conduct an assessment for the situation of each family/individual (s) approaching the center for registration, to detect all the factors affecting their protection and refer the relevant family/individual (s) to the proper service (s)/ focal point accordingly.
• Support and supervise communities in the organization of committees.
• Plan and Implement Protection Activities (awareness sessions, distribution of Medical in-kind Assistance, Awareness Materials, and any other related activities) targeting locations with high concentration of IDPs and returnees.
• Identify and refer cases of Abuse, Violence, Exploitation and Neglect to case management.
• Identify and refer persons with therapy needs to specialized therapists within the team.
• Work with community leaders, focal points, and PWDs to Organize, Plan, and Implement CLIs in the targeted areas according to each location needs.
• Compile and Submit Periodic reports and other kinds of reports as requested.
• Report to the Senior Project officer / Centre Coordinator.
• Performs any other activities assigned by the line manager.

In case COOPI is operating activities through a Community Centre in the area of implementation, these tasks are also required:
• Ensure proper procedures for receiving and organizing persons of concern who approach the center to attend registration interviews.
• Ensure proper follow-up for the cases referred to registration from other staff within the center for registration related actions.
• Promote the center’s activities to the local community.
• Participate and engage in planning and conducting awareness campaigns in coordination with related staff and community.

The last date for receiving the applications is October 17, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are an independent Italian NGO founded in Milan by Father Vincenzo Barbieri on April 15 1965.

For 50 years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or natural disasters in their path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the professionalism of local and international operators, and through our partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society organizations.

Today we are present in 24 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, with 150 humanitarian projects reaching almost 2,400,000 people. Since 2006 we have been providing food, education, health and protection to thousands of children in 8 countries through our child sponsorship programs.

Since 1965 we have helped 100 million people, through 1,600 projects in 63 countries, employing 4,500 expatriate and 55,000 local operators.

Oct 13, 2024

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